"The idea comes to me from outside of me--and is like a gift. I then take the idea and make it my own--that is where the skill lies." - Johannas Brahms

This collection of works includes Brahms's Violin Sonata, Op. 100, his passionate Piano Trio, Op. 101, and his darkly beautiful String Sextet No. 2 which ingeniously contains a hidden melody that spells the name of an early lost love.